Oakey vs Jondaryan

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jondaryan, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Oakey: a median of $580,000, against $366,000 in Jondaryan, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Jondaryan tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Oakey

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Jondaryan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($150,000 vs $760,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($366,250 vs $579,800)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Oakey

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (114 min vs 126 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (154 km vs 169.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Oakey

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Jondaryan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.5% vs 1.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Oakey and Jondaryan drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Oakey Jondaryan
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Oakey Jondaryan
Walkability 26 / 0
Oakey — Walkability: 26/100 Jondaryan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 33 / 37
Oakey — Safety: 33/100 Jondaryan — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Oakey — Low fire risk: 100/100 Jondaryan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Oakey has more residents (4,756 vs 414); Jondaryan has higher household incomes ($73,112 vs $63,076).

Oakey Jondaryan
Population 4,756
+91% vs other
 414
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.1% +7.5%
Median age 40 38
Median household income $63,076/yr $73,112/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $265/wk
+6% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oakey Jondaryan
0-4 5.8% / 7.7%
Oakey — 0-4: 5.8% Jondaryan — 0-4: 7.7%
5-14 14.4% / 17.6%
Oakey — 5-14: 14.4% Jondaryan — 5-14: 17.6%
15-19 6.9% / 4.8%
Oakey — 15-19: 6.9% Jondaryan — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 6.3% / 5.1%
Oakey — 20-24: 6.3% Jondaryan — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 10.9% / 12.3%
Oakey — 25-34: 10.9% Jondaryan — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 11.2% / 11.4%
Oakey — 35-44: 11.2% Jondaryan — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 13.0% / 8.9%
Oakey — 45-54: 13.0% Jondaryan — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 12.1% / 18.8%
Oakey — 55-64: 12.1% Jondaryan — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 10.2% / 9.4%
Oakey — 65-74: 10.2% Jondaryan — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 6.6% / 5.1%
Oakey — 75-84: 6.6% Jondaryan — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 2.5% / —
Oakey — 85+: 2.5% Jondaryan — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oakey 34.8% couple families
Oakey — Couple Families: 34.8% Oakey — Lone Person: 37.0% Oakey — One Parent Families: 23.7% Oakey — Group Household: 3.5% Oakey — Other Families: 1.0%
Jondaryan 50.0% couple families
Jondaryan — Couple Families: 50.0% Jondaryan — Lone Person: 34.4% Jondaryan — One Parent Families: 15.6% Jondaryan — Group Household: 0.0% Jondaryan — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Oakey 36.4% renting
Oakey — Owned Outright: 34.4% Oakey — Mortgage: 29.2% Oakey — Renting: 36.4%
Jondaryan 30.2% renting
Jondaryan — Owned Outright: 43.4% Jondaryan — Mortgage: 26.4% Jondaryan — Renting: 30.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Oakey Jondaryan
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 16.2%
Oakey — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Jondaryan — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 5.6%
Oakey — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Jondaryan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 4.8%
Oakey — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% Jondaryan — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.2%
Oakey — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Jondaryan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.4% / —
Oakey — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4% Jondaryan — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Oakey Jondaryan
Philippines 1.5% / 2.2%
Oakey — Philippines: 1.5% Jondaryan — Philippines: 2.2%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.0%
Oakey — New Zealand: 1.2% Jondaryan — New Zealand: 1.0%
Brazil 2.1% / —
Oakey — Brazil: 2.1% Jondaryan — Brazil: not among its largest
England 1.3% / 0.7%
Oakey — England: 1.3% Jondaryan — England: 0.7%
India — / 1.2%
Oakey — India: not among its largest Jondaryan — India: 1.2%
Scotland 0.3% / —
Oakey — Scotland: 0.3% Jondaryan — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oakey 92.0% houses
Oakey — Houses: 92.0% Oakey — Townhouses: 7.0% Oakey — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Jondaryan 95.4% houses
Jondaryan — Houses: 95.4% Jondaryan — Townhouses: 0.0% Jondaryan — Flats / Apartments: 4.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Oakey Jondaryan
Median house price $579,800 $366,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $760,000 $150,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 70 sales
 87 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Oakey Jondaryan
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Oakey Jondaryan
Houses 4.1%
$530/wk on $664K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Oakey Jondaryan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
Schools Higher than 92% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 11% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 62% of QLD —

Liveability

Oakey is more walkable (26 vs 0).

Oakey Jondaryan
Grade B —
Score 51/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Oakey Jondaryan
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
83/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Oakey Jondaryan
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Oakey

  • Oakey State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Monica's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Oakey State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Jondaryan

  • Jondaryan State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Oakey Jondaryan
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 6 1
Childcare 4 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 8 15

Mobility

Jondaryan sits further from the CBD (169.6 km vs 154 km).

Oakey Jondaryan
Walkability score 26/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 154 km 169.6 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 114 min 126 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4401
 0.0%
postcode 4403
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 4401
 64
postcode 4403

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Oakey Jondaryan
Car (driver) 79.8% / 59.0%
Oakey — Car (driver): 79.8% Jondaryan — Car (driver): 59.0%
Worked from Home 5.6% / 32.4%
Oakey — Worked from Home: 5.6% Jondaryan — Worked from Home: 32.4%
Car (passenger) 8.1% / 4.3%
Oakey — Car (passenger): 8.1% Jondaryan — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 4.6% / 4.3%
Oakey — Walked Only: 4.6% Jondaryan — Walked Only: 4.3%
Bicycle 2.0% / —
Oakey — Bicycle: 2.0% Jondaryan — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Oakey Jondaryan
Elevation 398 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 378 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Oakey Jondaryan
Connectivity score 65/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
2,302 premises
 0%
178 premises

Climate

Oakey Jondaryan
Annual rainfall 577 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Oakey Jondaryan
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Oakey Jondaryan
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Oakey Jondaryan
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Oakey

Acreage Affordable River

Jondaryan

Affordable Family Rural

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